Ironing-board.



No. 634,399. Patented out. 3, i899.

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IBONING BOARD.

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UNITED STATES ATENT EEicE.

AQUILA DESCHAMBAULT, OF MARSHALL, MINNESOTA.

IRONING-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 634,399, dated October 3, 1899.

Application {iled March 14, 1898. Serial No. 674,138. iModel.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, AQUILA DESCHAM- BAULT, (having declared my intent-ion to become a citizen of the United States,) residing at Marshall, in the county of Lyon and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in ironing-boards; and its object, among other things, is to provide a board which may be readily attached to or detached from a table or similar objectA and is produced with an at-` tachment for supporting the ends or edges of the articles (that are being ironed) and prevent them frombeing soiled by coming. in contact with the floor.

To these ends the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of myinvention, and in which- Figure l is a perspective View showing the board in position and with the protecting device detached. Fig. 2 is a central section through the board and a portion of its leg. Fig. 3 is a top plan View showing the connection between the two portions of the leg. Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the protecting device attached to said Ylegand having the end portions of its standard broken away. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the protecting device detached. Fig. 6 is a top plan View of the standard of said protecting device with its cap removed.

Referring to said figures by letters of reference, A is the body of the board, slotted at one end, as at A', and provided upon its lower surface at either side of said slot A with flanges a, having one or more perforations a', adapted to receive a pivot pin l), passing throughthe upper portion B' of the leg B, which portion extends upward through said slot A. The" upper end of said portion B is preferably provided with a bead B2, which has secured therein a strip of rubber, as b'. The portion B' extends downward and has its lower end bifurcated for some distance, as at lthe slot b2.

b2, and provided with a band C, secured in any suitable manner to the portion B'. The slot b2 of portion B receives the upper end of the lower portion D of the leg, said endpreferably. inserted in a T-shaped casting D', the iianges CZ' of which bear lagainst the upper and lower surfaces of the portion B', and thereby retain the end of portion D within These iianges, with the band C, which, as is obvious, incloses the portion D when in position, prevent the said portion from tilting and retain it on a line with the upper portion B'.

In order to adj ust the leg to a desired length, notches cl are provided in portion D, either of said notches adapted to receive a pin C', secured to one end of a spring c, attached to said leg, said pin passing through the band C, as shown. I

Near the lower end of the leg Bis provided, preferably, a staple E, adapted to receive the toe f of a standard F, the lower end of which vis beveled, so as to retain the same in a substantially vertical position when resting upon the leg B. The said end is preferably providedV with a socket F', into which projects, when the standard is in position, a large staple G, secured to the leg B, as shown. The sides of said socket F'are perforated, as at f', and a pin Gr'can be inserted therein, passing through the staple G, and thereby firmly retaining the standard F in position upon thel leg. The upper end of the said standard is preferably grooved, as shown in Fig. 6, said grooves f2 receiving two wires or braces H, which are retained within the grooves f2 by means of a cap F2 and a screw f3 or any other suitable means. The ends ofthe braces are preferably 1ecurved,forming hooks H',which are adapted to engage with the four corners of a sheet or apron I, which is of greater width than the board, or at least extends horizontally beyond the edge of the board, and also extends beyond the free end thereof. As is Qbvious, the apron -l will catch an overhanging portion of an article that is being ironed and prevent it from falling to the licor.

In attaching the board to the table the pivot-pin b is inserted into a pair of the perforations a in the flanges a and into the leg therebetween. Said leg is then adjusted by withdrawing the pin C' from the notch d and sliding the portion D of the leg upward or downward for the desired distance. The leg can then be locked by replacing the pin C in a notch (Z. It is obvious that the board and its leg will pivot npon the pin I) and serve to pinch or clamp the edge ot' the table or other object inserted beneath the bead I3?, and thereby become firmly attached thereto. The standard F is then placed upon the leg and secured thereto in the manner described, whereupon the board and its attachment are in condition for use.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred forni of my invention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware that modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

I-Iaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In an ironing-board, the combination, with the leg thereof, of an attachment conlprising a standard detaehably secured to said leg, a series ot' braces attached to said standard, and an apron, substantially as described.

2. In an ironing-board, the combination with the leg thereof, of an attachment consisting of a detachable standard, arms extending from said standard, and an apron detaehably secured to said arms, substantially as described.

I3. In an ironing-board, the combination with the leg thereof and the staples thereon, of an attachment consisting of a standard having a toe adapted to project into one of said staples, the second staple on said leg adapted to project into said standard, and means for 4o securing said standard to the staple, substani tially as described.

AQUILA DICSCILAMBAUL'I'. lVitnesses:

O. E. MAXsoN, ALEX. QUosBAn'rH. 

